activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about corruption. this species It is considered one of the most beautiful birds in Brazil.! How about getting to know the corruption better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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In addition to the striking colors, the species is known for its melodious song.
If there was a beauty contest in nature, the corrupião would be a strong candidate. Also known as joão-pinto and sofrê, the species is considered one of the most beautiful birds in Brazil.
It has the orange plumage of the chest, neck, belly and crissus that contrasts with the pigmented black of the hood, back, wings and tail.
As if the intense colors well distributed in 26 centimeters of length were not enough, the bird with Claros also conquers by singing: she is considered the “owner” of one of the most melodious vocalizations of the continent.
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Common in areas of Caatinga and open dry areas, it also inhabits forest edges and clearings, where it lives in pairs.
On the menu of the omnivorous species, there are fruits, seeds, insects, spiders and small invertebrates. Among the flowers, yellow ipe and mulungu are the “main course”.
Like other birds of the family, the oriole places its beak on a fruit, wood or rolled leaves, opens its jaws and thus takes the hidden food. The technique is known as "spacing".
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Question 1 – Read back:
“Also known as joão-pinto and sofrê, the species is considered one of the most beautiful birds in Brazil.”
What species does the text refer to?
Question 2 – The excerpt “It has the orange plumage of the chest, neck, belly and crissus that contrasts with the pigmented black of the hood, back, wings and tail.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 3 – The text reveals the length of the corruption. For this, he used a number:
( ) ordinary.
( ) cardinal.
( ) fractional.
Question 4 – In the passage “[…] she is considered ‘owner’ of one of the vocalizations more melodious songs from the continent.”, the term underlined was used for:
( ) to correct.
( ) intensify.
( ) additional.
Question 5 – In “[…] it inhabits forest edges and clearings, where lives in pairs.”, the underlined word indicates:
( ) place.
( ) mode.
( ) time.
Question 6 – Underline the word that expresses the idea of sum below:
“On the menu of the omnivorous species, there are fruits, seeds, insects, spiders and small invertebrates.”
Question 7 – Watch:
“Like this other birds of the family, the oriole places its beak on a fruit, wood or rolled leaves, opens its jaws and thus takes the hidden food.”
The highlighted expression:
( ) points to a cause.
( ) introduces an example.
( ) starts a comparison.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
